The coach of Real Betis, the Chilean Manuel Pellegriniendorsed after defeating Rayo Vallecano 3-1 that, as he “said before the game”, the win was “very important” for the purpose of distancing himself from direct rivals in the fight to enter the European competition.
pellegrini He indicated after the match that the defeat of the Madrid team would not mean “having four or five teams in the three points in the fight for Europe or leaving them in seven or eight”, where he emphasized that “there are three main score against a good team like lightning.”
He considers that the victory “suffered from a mistake in the second half”, but stressed that “in the first half” his team “played very well, scored two goals” and, in addition, had “a couple of very good. clear opportunities.”
“In the second, unconsciously, we hid 2-0 and they, with the ball, are a very dangerous team. Fortunately, Rodri and Joaquin they entered very well and we were able to unbalance the third goal at the end”, added the coach from Santiago in a press conference.
Pellegrini does not want to single out any of his footballers because “it is difficult to study the best player in the game”, because what “interests him is that the team works together”, although he added that “the defense was good and scored. again three goals is something very important” that will help Betis “to continue adding points”.
The Andean coach praised his captain Joaquín Sánchez, who played in the last minutes because “the team needed him”, although he was “reluctant to put him on”, because he “didn’t know how his battered right would react knee”, ” but quality decides games” and was able to assist Borja Iglesias in playing Betic’s third goal.
The next day the derby will be played at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, a match which, according to the Betis coach, is “very important for the fans”, but he will prepare “in the week to score three points” against Sevilla which is in dispute Thursday’s Europa League semifinal, although “a derby will always be a derby, no matter what happens in midweek.”
Source: La Verdad
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